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MG 42

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Adopted by Germany in 1942, in an effort to reduce the machining time and cost inherent in the production of the MG34, the MG42 (MG standing for Maschinengewehr, literally "Machine Rifle") is perhaps the deadliest machine gun used during the war. Geared for mass production above all else, it was designed to take full advantage of modern production techniques such as replacing machined components with stamped ones; one of the key figures in the project, Ernst Grunow, had no prior experience in firearm design whatsoever and worked for Großfuß AG, a company that normally made sheet-metal lanterns. The result was a weapon that took 50% fewer man hours to build than the MG34 and cost 24% less. Light weight and great reliability made it one of the first true modern general purpose machine guns, able to be used in the light machine gun role on a bipod or the medium machine gun role on a tripod. The light weight of operating components make the MG42 one of the fastest-firing single-barrel guns which does not require an external power source; with a cyclic rate of 1200 rounds per minute, individual shots are mostly indiscernible. The rate is so fast that even a trained operator has trouble firing a single shot from the fullauto-only gun. The distinctive sound led to nicknames such as "Hitler's buzzsaw." The MG42 also features an extremely fast barrel change system, allowing sustained fire even with the extremely high fire rate.

The weapon was issued in the light machine gun role with an ammo drum containing a 50-round belt (the same one used on the MG34), while in the medium role the MG42 typically used 250-round belts. The gun is chambered in the 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge (also known as 8mm Mauser), the same cartridge used in the well known K98k infantry rifles, and ammunition is interchangeable (though Kar 98 ammunition was not issued in belts, making this of limited use in practical terms). Machine gun ammunition was slightly more powerful in order to avoid jams and run the mechanism more reliably.


MG42

MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Specifications

  • Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser
  • Length: 48 inches
  • Barrel Length: 20.18 inches
  • Weight: Gun: 25.50 pounds
  • Muzzle Velocity: 2,475 feet per second
  • Maximum range: 3,800 yards
  • Maximum effective range: 1,000 yards
  • Cyclic rate of fire: 1200-1350 rounds per minute


The MG42 machine gun appears in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
To Hell and Back Audie Murphy Audie Murphy 1955
To Hell and Back German Soldiers 1955
Soldiers (Soldaty) German Soldiers 1956
Canal (Kanal) Polish insurgents 1957
The Young Lions German soldiers 1958
Darby's Rangers German soldiers 1958
The Great Escape German prison guards 1963
The Longest Day German soldiers 1963
The Devil's Brigade German soldiers 1968
Where Eagles Dare German soldiers 1968
The Bridge at Remagen German soldiers 1969
Play Dirty German soldiers 1969
Duck, You Sucker! James Coburn John Mallory stock removed 1971
A Bridge Too Far German soldiers 1977
Soldier of Orange German soldiers and paratroopers 1977
Death Wish 3 Martin Balsam Bennett 1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission Sonny Landham Sam Sixkiller 1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission German Soldiers 1985
The Park is Mine Tommy Lee Jones Mitch Garnett 1985
Aliens Jenette Goldstein PFC J. Vasquez Mocked up as M56 Smart Gun 1986
Aliens Mark Rolston Private M. Drake Mocked up as M56 Smart Gun 1986
Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort) Men from "Loyalty to the police" Twin mounting 1988
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops Yoshikatsu Fujiki Inui 1991
Saving Private Ryan German soldiers 1998
Black Book 2006
Valkyrie German soldier 2008
Brother's War German and Soviet soldiers 2009
New Kids Turbo Flip van der Kuil Barry 2010

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Combat! German Soldiers 1962 - 1967
The Rat Patrol German Soldiers 1966 - 1968
Band of Brothers German Soldiers 2001
Ultimate Force Jamie Michie Cpl. Finn Younger 2006

Video Games

  • Wolfenstein (MG42 mounted, and as part of the fictional Particle Cannon)
  • Rage (skeletal MG with MG42 barrel shroud and recoil booster)

Anime


MG3

MG3 Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO

The MG3 is the modern rendition of the MG42 machine gun. Changes include a chrome-lined barrel, a new friction ring buffer, an improved feeding mechanism, recalibrated sights and NATO compatibility. The MG3 is chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO.

Specifications

  • Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO
  • Length: 48.22 inches
  • Barrel Length: 22.24 inches
  • Weight:
  • :Gun: 25 pounds
  • :Tripod: 36 pounds
  • :Total: 61 pounds
  • Muzzle Velocity: 2,690 feet per second
  • Maximum range: is 3,500 meters
  • Maximum effective range: is 1,200 meters
  • Cyclic rate of fire: 700-800 or 1100-1200 rounds per minute depending on the Booster and Bolt


The MG3 machine gun appears in the following films and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Uncommon Valor Randall "Tex" Cobb Sailor In the Huey helicopter 1983
The Living Daylights . Czech soldiers Mounted on vehicle 1987
The Rundown Jon Gries Harvey Mounted on a dune buggy 2003
Hotel Rwanda . French soldiers Mounted on Jeeps 2004

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Ghost Recon MG3 2001
Battlefield Play4Free 2011
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 With optional C-More red dot sight or ACOG 2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2008
Counter-Strike Online MG3 "Christmas Special," Gold finishes 2008
SOCOM: Confrontation 2008
Battlefield 2 MG3A1, coaxial mounting Mounted on Leopard 2A6 tanks 2005
Project Reality Hand-held & fixed defensive mounting, with optional ELCAN scope & 75-round ammo drum & 200-round ammo box 2005
Project Reality MG3A1, vehicle mounting Mounted on Leopard 2A6 tanks 2005
Devil May Cry 2 Mounted on "Infested Tank" (Leopard 2A5) 2003
Steel Beasts MG3A1 Mounted on Leopard 2A4 tanks 2000
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker MG3 2010
World in Conflict MG3A1 Mounted on Leopard 2 tanks 2007

Anime


CETME Ameli

CETME Ameli Light Machine Gun - 5.56x45mm. Basically a miniaturized version of the the full sized MG42/MG3 with some modern design changes.

A Spanish-made light machine gun externally based off the MG42/MG3, designed by CETME (Centre for Technical Studies of Military Equipment), chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO / .223 Remington. It has been in service from 1982 to the present day. Despite it's very close external resemblance to the German MGs, the weapon operates using a roller-locked delayed-blowback mechanism, similar to the the vast majority of Heckler & Koch weapons.

Specifications

  • Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
  • Length: 38.2 inches
  • Barrel Length: 15.75 inches
  • Weight: Gun: 14 pounds
  • Cyclic rate of fire: 850 or 1200 rounds per minute


The CETME Ameli machine gun appears in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Sliders 1995-2000

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
SOCOM: Confrontation With 200-round ammo drum 2008


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